SJBikeParty?
06-21-09, 08:03 AM
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SJBikeParty?
So, I decided to break off my normal quickie loop (riding my fixed) and go visit Hyland Bicycles on Meridian here in San Jose. They were closed already, but I saw some fixie kids (brakeless, super narrow bars, etc.) go towards the back. Even though I don't style-out like the fixed gear crowd, I went back there to see what they were up to and hang out for a sec (boy did I stand out like a sore thumb decked out in my cycling gear, helmet, clipless pedals/shoes! But they were cool to me even though I was "roadie'd out").
They told me about something called SJBikeParty where "1000+ cyclists show up and ride". After some digging I found the website: https://www.sjbikeparty.org
Anybody see, hear, participate in this? I doubt I'd ever go to ride with the exception of gathering up my BMX buddies and hitting a trick session, but it looks crazy. At least they are trying to promote bicycle safety and traffic protocol.
They told me about something called SJBikeParty where "1000+ cyclists show up and ride". After some digging I found the website: https://www.sjbikeparty.org
Anybody see, hear, participate in this? I doubt I'd ever go to ride with the exception of gathering up my BMX buddies and hitting a trick session, but it looks crazy. At least they are trying to promote bicycle safety and traffic protocol.
06-21-09, 10:45 AM
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It sounds like a total cluster#@*K.
Read the comments on that site. Drunks, fights, altercations with cops and pedestrians.
That's not the kind of ride I'm interested in being on.
Yikes.
Read the comments on that site. Drunks, fights, altercations with cops and pedestrians.
That's not the kind of ride I'm interested in being on.
Yikes.
06-21-09, 11:06 AM
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I think this is the same ride that a few of my friends did probably 8-12 months ago. They dressed up at Michael Jackson I think for that ride. From what it seems, there weren't more than 100 people when they went.
07-04-09, 01:35 PM
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It's quite fun and it happens once a month. There were a couple hundred riders on the previously mentioned Michael Jackson ride, and more than 1500 on the last ride. It's grown. There are definitely a few bad eggs who show up to the event, but most are pretty chill people out to enjoy a nice night ride through the city. The couch bike is a must-see.
